Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Philippines

Philippines: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.2032 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2032
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
37th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.2829
in 2004
All-time low
0.1882
in 2014
Years of data
18
2001–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Philippines, 2001–2019

00.10.20.32001201020192001: 0.2612002: 0.2792003: 0.2692004: 0.2832005: 0.2642007: 0.2522008: 0.2352009: 0.2452010: 0.2352011: 0.2222012: 0.2442013: 0.1952014: 0.1882015: 0.2022016: 0.1992017: 0.2062018: 0.2012019: 0.203

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.2032 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2019.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Philippines peaked at 0.2829 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1882, in 2014.

That places Philippines 37th out of 58 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks in Philippines, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 0.2608
2002 0.2791 +7.0%
2003 0.2693 -3.5%
2004 0.2829 +5.1%
2005 0.2639 -6.7%
2007 0.2517 -4.6%
2008 0.2352 -6.6%
2009 0.2452 +4.3%
2010 0.2354 -4.0%
2011 0.2221 -5.7%
2012 0.244 +9.9%
2013 0.1949 -20.1%
2014 0.1882 -3.4%
2015 0.202 +7.3%
2016 0.1986 -1.7%
2017 0.2062 +3.8%
2018 0.2011 -2.5%
2019 0.2032 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.261 0.2352 0.2829 8
2010s 0.2096 0.1882 0.244 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 34 Iceland 0.2125 compare
  2. 35 Lithuania 0.212 compare
  3. 36 Croatia 0.2037 compare
  4. 38 Switzerland 0.2023 compare
  5. 39 Namibia 0.2019 compare
  6. 40 Brazil 0.2016 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Philippines?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Philippines was 0.2032 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.2829 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1882 in 2014.
How does Philippines rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Philippines ranks 37th out of 58 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 706 data points, 2000–2021
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